Fired up the fusor today. It hasn't been on and up to max spec since HEAS last October. Although I did a decent run for 2 visitors in January.
As most know, I have to load the walls over time to reach the mega mark. Peculiar to this fusor. I will later attach a daily performance run towards the middle of September in this thread.
Typical time from totally long dead to max run is on the order of 7-10 daily runs.
Yesterday was typical of a long downed fusor V.
best run after 30 minutes pumping and bombardment cleaning....
Background neutron count was 9 cpm (averaged over 10 minute count.)
20kv....10ma ....4.5 microns D2
max count 377 neutron countss in 1 minute. Well above back ground. However when this puppy is really working to the max it is usually more like
44kv....12ma ...14 microns D2
max count 121,000 neutron counts in 1 minute.
Got a long way to go. Chart is below after 15 September.
Richard Hull
Getting fusor V cranked for HEAS
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Getting fusor V cranked for HEAS
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment